GHS employees earn national certification

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Julie Pope and Sheila Locklair of Georgetown Hospital System have earned national certification as cardiovascular care coordinators.

Pope, the health systemís director of cardiovascular services, and Locklair, director of the critical care unit at Georgetown Memorial Hospital, completed the required coursework and a rigorous exam to earn the national certification.

Georgetown Memorial and Waccamaw Community hospitals provide a broad array of cardiovascular services to the region. Georgetown Memorial recently opened a state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization laboratory to treat patients suffering from cardiac emergencies such as heart attack.

Pope holds a bachelorís degree in health sciences and a masterís degree in health administration. Locklair has a bachelorís and a masterís degree in nursing.

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